Saddle girth



Patented Jan. 5, 1937 Alfred J. Robertson, Vancouver, British Colum-SADDLE mail! bia, Canada, assignor to Stanley Erhardt, doing business asthe Whitman Saddle Manufacturing Co.

Application February 25, 1935, Serial No. 8,095 In India, April 7, 19342 Claims.

My invention relates to improvements in saddle girths, and the object ofthe invention is to devise a saddle girth which will hold the saddlefirmly in place, and not only this, but will obviate any danger of thesaddle becoming displaced or falling off.

A further object is to provide such a girth as will expand to the playof the muscles and yet afford a rm and non-slipping attachment for thesaddle.

1 My invention consists of an inelastic safety band which is placed nextthe body of the horse and stop loops placed near the end of the band, asupplemental band extending at the ends l5 through the stop loops andprovided with suitable buckles, stops designed to come in Contact withthe stop loops and an intermediate elastic section secured preferably inthe centre of the supplemental band and forming part thereof, the partsbeing otherwise arranged and constructed in detail as hereinafter moreparticularly explained.

Fig. 1 is a 'perspective view of my improved girth. l

Fig. 2 is a plan intermediately broken away.

Fig. 3 is a central longitudinal section of the girth alsointermediately broken away.

Fig. 4 is a transverse cross section through the centre of the girth.

Fig. 5 is an enlarged detail showing the means whereby the elastic loopsare connected to the supplemental band, and

Fig. 6 is a cross section showing the connection of the stop pin to thesupplemental band.

In the drawing like characters of reference indicate correspondingparts.

l is an inelastic band which is designed to be placed against the bodyof the horse. 2 are stop loops which are secured in proximity to eachend 40 of the inelastic band, both the band and stop loops being formedof leather. 3, 3 is a supplemental band formed in two .parts asindicated. 4 are stop pins secured to the supplemental band 3, 3. Thesupplemental band 3, 3 is supplied 45 with end buckles and is formed atthe central portion with divided at loops 1, 1. 5 are links preferablymade of steel and having a straight side and a divided side having anopening sufciently wide to permit of the insertion of the 50 dividedflat loops l which areV arranged so that each member may be turnedsubstantially at right angles for insertion into the divided link ateach side, the space of the divide being so narrow that the flat linkscannot be Withdrawn 55 except by turning them substantially at rightangles, or practically into the same position in which they areinserted.

6 are loops of elastic material which are necessarily inserted throughthe divided opening of the steel link previous to the placing of theVflat loops in position on the link. The loops 5 are capable ofexpansion and contraction so that the supplemental band is permitted ofa longitudinal movement parallel to the inelastic band l limited to theextent of the stop pins 4 contacting with the stop loops. 2.

Having now particularly described the parts involved in my invention, Ishall now briefly describe its utility.

'Ihe girth is placed around the body of the horse and is connected withthe saddle in the usual manner. The supplemental band permits ofsufficient tension so as to cause the band to fit snugly to the horse inorder that the saddle may be securely heldin position, and at the sametime, on account of the elasticity of the central portion of thesupplemental band, allow of sufficient give so. as to make the bandcomfortable on the body of the horse. The amount of give is only limitedby the stop pins co-ming in contact with the stop loops so that in caseof a rupture the band is safely in position and, therefore, insures thesafety of the saddle.

The amount of play between the loops 2 and the stop pins 4 permit,therefore, of a slight further expansion of the elastic section cominginto play to compensate for the expansion of the body of the animalduring motion. On the girth being attached and tightened the elasticsection 6 elongates causing the girth as a whole to grip the animal withthe desired pressure. The elastic section t may be made of any desiredItensile strength.

Although I have described my invention in detail the size andpositioning of the parts may be varied without departing from the spiritof my invention.

What I claim as my invention is:

l. A saddle girth comprising an inelastic band fitting against the bodyof a horse, incapable of extension or buckling, a supplemental bandlocated on the exterior of the inelastic band independently adjustableon the outside of said inelastic band, and comprising two parts havingflat divided loops at the adjacent ends thereof, rubber straps havingloops formed on the respective ends thereof, C-shaped links connectingthe rubber straps to and between the adjacent ends of the parts of thesupplemental band, each of said links having straight sides respectivelydisposed through the flat divided loop of the part of the supplementalband and through the adjacent loops of the rubber straps, and means forlimiting the outward movement of the supplemental band longitudinally onthe outside of the inelastic band.

2. A saddle girth comprising an inelastic band fitting against the bodyof a horse, a supplemental band located on the exterior of the inelasticband and made in two parts having flat divided loops at the adjacentends thereof, rubber straps having loops formed on the respective endsthereeach side of the same to project beyond the ends 10 of the stoploops.

ALFRED JAMES ROBERTSON.

